A unique time for visiting Iran is during the first ten days of the lunar month of Muharram, which falls from Sept. 1 to 10 this year. That’s because Iranians, who are mostly Shia Muslims, hold ...

of the Imam Reza mosque in Iran - a stark departure from tradition as it's outside of Muharram, the month of mourning in the Islamic calendar. The Imam Reza mosque in Mashhad, Iran, home to the ...

An Iranian newspaper implying that the public needed to have the patience of the Biblical figure Job in waiting for President Masoud Pezeshkian to lift restrictions on the internet now faces potential ...

Iran has seen a significant surge in the number ... With the holy month of Muharram starting on 20 August, the health ministry has prohibited any gatherings indoors. "The slightest negligence ...

Iran’s nuclear program and missile arsenal have garnered increased international scrutiny amid its flaring conflict with ...

Once Shiite Islam was officially recognized as Iran's state religion in the sixteenth century, royal patronage ensured that the Muharram festival observances would assume a central position in the ...

Iran's embassy in Pakistan issued guidelines for Pakistani pilgrims travelling during Muharram and Safar. The Iranian Embassy made key changes for religious travellers to Iran regarding double ...

The results of the latest public opinion survey from Stasis Consulting provide key insights into how Iranians view Tehran’s ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led Friday Prayer for the first time in years, delivering a sermon during a memorial service in Tehran ...

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Tehran has "no red line in defense of our interests" while in Iraq on ...

Israel reportedly has decided on the targets that it could strike in Iran in retaliation for the barrage of missiles Tehran fired at the country on Oct. 1, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ...